Merry Mayhem New Year Day Mystery
01-26-2021, 06:33 AM
#522
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Location: Ohio
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Reba, that is so cute. With the dark blue squares at the corners of the stars, it takes on a look similar to the Farmers Daughter Block in the Lori Holt farm quilt. I’m saving your quilt photo to my quilts wish list folder.
01-29-2021, 05:39 AM
#524
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Location: Sunset Coast of Michigan
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I had all of those leftovers on my cutting table and I couldn't bear to put them all away to save for later, so I buckled down and used up as much as I could. I'm going to give it to my son who is a civil war enthusiast, the parchment fabric is a map of the battle of Gettysburg. Hugs all!
02-09-2021, 09:56 PM
#525
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
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Well, shoot! I was having the most enjoyable, relaxing time tonight working on Mayhem, and then I realized I had forgotten to switch to the yellow fabric for the star points. So I guess I'll be sticking to my original D fabric, but I don't mind that much. It may be a bit bland, but the contrast is good so the pattern should work out. This sure is a fun quilt to make!
02-16-2021, 05:47 PM
#527
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Here is my Merry Mayhem. I'm pleased with the way the fabrics worked out. My measurements were horrendous, though. Not only was it 3/4" smaller than it should have been, it was cinched at the midpoints and fanned out at the corners, so much so that I had to try and square it up before adding the final border (I'm unsure of how/why this happened). The four small corner stars did not blend well with the border fabric, so I had to leave them off. I have an awkward placement of the bottom border; I think I had meant to put it the other way, then changed my mind on the spur of the moment. It didn't occur to me to then reassess where I was going to cut it. DH said it is 'one of my nicest quilts' (he is not a BH or scrappy fan).
02-16-2021, 06:11 PM
#528
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Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Arlington, TX
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Joe's mom, that came out great! I love the colors and how they the together so nicely. Very pretty! It was worth the wait to see it. I think the red in the medallion really pops and brings out the red in the borders. I'm glad you didn't end up using the yellow. 😁
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